JACK Quartet in NY Reviewed

Source: The New York Times.

“The Wind in High Places” is a string quartet by John Luther Adams that uses only open strings and natural harmonics. Written in 2011 in memory of a friend and hiking companion, it evokes the glassy stillness of the Alaskan wilderness that for decades was Mr. Adams’s home and inspiration. I had heard, and admired, the work on a recording that the JACK Quartet released this year. But when I saw the same ensemble perform it live at Roulette in Brooklyn on Friday, another dimension revealed itself.